Starve Hollow State Recreation Area

Starve Hollow State Recreation Area, Indiana, USA
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Starve Hollow Lake
Map of the U.S. state of Indiana showing the location of Starve Hollow State Recreation Area
Location	Jackson County, Indiana, United States
Nearest city	Vallonia, Indiana
Coordinates	38°48′46.61″N 86°04′47.02″W / 38.8129472°N 86.0797278°W / 38.8129472; -86.0797278Coordinates: 38°48′46.61″N 86°04′47.02″W / 38.8129472°N 86.0797278°W / 38.8129472; -86.0797278
Area	280 acres (110 ha)
Governing body	Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Starve Hollow State Recreation Area is a state recreation area in Vallonia, Indiana. The 280-acre (110 ha) recreation area was created from part of the larger Jackson–Washington State Forest. The area offers fishing, swimming, hiking, and a nature center.^[1]

Starve Hollow Lake, which is part of the area, is very shallow as a result of sediment entering the lake from nearby fields. Aquatic vegetation, such as lilly pads Nymphaeaceae and cattails among other types, covers much of the lake, especially in the northern and eastern areas of the lake. The lake is stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish as well as channel catfish. The surrounding hardwood forests contain white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, eastern wild turkey, rabbit, quail, dove, squirrel, fox, coyote, and raccoon as well as many non-game species. Bald eagles have been seen during winter in recent years when the lake is ice-free.

There are two campgrounds at Starve Hollow. The main campground offers several waterfront campsites. The other campground is west of the lake and is designed for larger recreational vehicles.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has announced plans to drain the lake in the fall of 2008 in order to repair the dam and to eradicate gizzard shad which are detrimental to the fishery.^[2]

References

↑ "Starve-Hollow State Recreation Area". Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
↑ Starve Hollow Lake page, Indiana DNR website, accessed June 8, 2008

Protected areas of Indiana

National Park Service	George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

National Forest	Hoosier

National Wildlife Refuges	Big Oaks Muscatatuck Patoka River

National Natural Landmarks	Cowles Bog Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef Harrison Spring Marengo Cave Ohio Coral Reef Orangeville Rise Pinhook Bog Portland Arch Nature Preserve Rocky Hollow Falls Canyon Nature Preserve Wesley Chapel Gulf Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve

State Parks	Brown County Chain O'Lakes Charlestown Clifty Falls Falls of the Ohio Fort Harrison Harmonie Indiana Dunes Lincoln McCormick's Creek Mounds O'Bannon Woods Ouabache Pokagon Potato Creek Prophetstown Shades Shakamak Spring Mill Summit Lake Tippecanoe River Turkey Run Versailles White River Whitewater Memorial

State Forests and Recreation Areas	Clark Deam Lake Ferdinand Greene–Sullivan Harrison–Crawford Jackson–Washington Martin Morgan–Monroe Owen–Putnam Pike Salamonie River Selmier Starve Hollow Yellowwood

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

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